Chương 1864: Battle of the North Sea

These veterans who had been fighting on the sea for many years, with their rich experience and keen intuition, instantly determined that those were no ordinary objects, but huge ships!

Moreover, judging from the vague outlines, these ships were not only huge in scale, but also astonishingly numerous. They were rushing from a distance at an astonishing speed, heading straight for their fleet.

Such a large number of ships swarmed in like a swarm of locusts. The scene made every marine present gasp and swallow involuntarily.

"Could it be that the pirates have united again?"

An old marine muttered to himself with eyes wide open and a look of astonishment on his face.

This old marine had personally experienced the raging storm at the beginning of the Age of Discovery and was very familiar with the pirates' actions.

At that time, due to Roger's words, pirates in the North Sea emerged like a tide and their numbers increased rapidly.

Although the pirates are numerous, their overall strength is far inferior to that of the navy.

Faced with the encirclement of the navy, many pirates in the North Sea realized that they could not resist it with their own strength, so they decided to unite and form a powerful coalition to launch a counterattack against the navy.

The naval battle was extremely fierce and both sides used all their skills.

Although the navy had powerful generals like Vice Admiral Akainu, the number of pirate coalition forces was too large, which put tremendous pressure on the navy.

If Vice Admiral Akainu had not acted in time, the North Sea Navy would probably have been wiped out by the pirates in one fell swoop.

Even with Akainu's strenuous resistance, the naval battle still caused heavy losses to the navy, and many marines unfortunately died in the battle.

The Marines who personally experienced that brutal battle still remember the scene vividly.

Now, when these experienced old Marines witnessed this thrilling scene, memories of the past flooded back into their hearts like a tide.

The turbulent naval battle twenty years ago seemed to be replayed just yesterday.

"Get out!"

The old marines shouted in unison almost without thinking, their voices echoing in the sea breeze, full of urgency and terror.

At the same time, their hands moved faster and more forcefully, trying their best to raise the sails, hoping to use the wind to speed up the sailboat.

The helmsman was also turning the rudder frantically, veins bulging on his forehead and sweat running down his cheeks, but he was completely unaware.

He had only one thought in his mind - to turn the sailboat around and escape as quickly as possible, away from the Rockefeller Kingdom's fleet.

However, the speed of wooden sailing ships is ultimately limited.

Although the old marines had tried their best, when the sailboat had just begun to turn around, the Rockefeller Kingdom's fleet opened fire like a hungry tiger.

There was a deafening roar, and hundreds of cannons spewed out flames at the same time, and shells whistled towards the naval ships like dense raindrops.

The shells cut through the air with a sharp whistling sound, like the roar of death.

Wow!

The shells fell into the sea, and the splashing water shot up into the sky like a huge fountain, forming a mist.

Because the warship was turning urgently, the first round of shelling from the Rockefeller Kingdom almost all landed on the sea, stirring up countless white waves.

However, this does not mean that warships are completely immune.

One of the shells hit the bow of one of the warships squarely. The power of the shell was so great that it instantly blew a huge hole in the bow, sending wood chips flying and thick smoke billowing.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the flames produced by the explosion were like a demon, instantly engulfing half of the bow of the ship.

The blazing flames seemed to set the whole world on fire.

The wooden sailboat seemed so fragile in the face of such a violent explosion.

It was like paper and was torn into pieces easily.

Wood chips and flames flew everywhere, emitting a pungent smell.

This round of salvos was like thunder, which directly made the navy dizzy.

Many people involuntarily paused what they were doing. They stared with wide eyes at the bow of the ship engulfed in flames in astonishment, completely unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.

The marines on the hit warship were terrified, and their morale collapsed instantly.

Some people began to run around in panic, completely losing organization and discipline.

Inside the cabin, the Commodore tightly gripped his Den Den Mushi and reported to the Governor of the North Sea in a trembling voice, "Reporting to headquarters, reporting to headquarters, we have been attacked by a large number of warships at the edge of the doldrums. The target is unknown, the number is unknown. Requesting support, requesting support!"

On the other end of the line, in the office of the Governor of the North Sea, a civilian navy officer quickly responded, "Alright, Commodore. I'll report this to the Governor immediately. Please hold on. Also, if there are any on-site faxes, please send them back as soon as possible!"

The brigadier general was already panicking at this time.

When the shell exploded, his brain was like being hit hard by a sledgehammer, and it went blank in an instant.

His mind was completely stuck, unable to think of what to do next.

The next second, time seemed to freeze, and suddenly, a deafening explosion sounded in my ears.

The sudden loud noise left the brigadier general with no time to react. He didn't even have time to think about what was happening.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful shock wave came like an overwhelming force, carrying raging flames, and instantly surrounded the brigadier general tightly.

The brigadier general's body was violently impacted by this enormous force, and his consciousness disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The boundless darkness was like a ferocious beast, opening its bloody mouth and completely devouring the brigadier general.

The warship where the brigadier general was also exploded at this moment, with flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing.

The sailors on the warship had no time to escape. They were killed instantly in the terrible explosion without even having time to scream.

At the same time, the Den Den Mushi was also severely damaged in the explosion and was instantly destroyed.

The operator in the Hokkai Governor's Office was concentrating on answering the call from the Den Den Mushi. However, just after he heard the explosion, the Den Den Mushi suddenly fell into silence, and no more sound came out.

This experienced man, who had been working as a telephone operator for more than ten years, immediately realized that something was wrong.

He knew very well that the explosion without any warning and the subsequent silence meant that the brigadier general might have met with an accident and was in great danger.

Thinking of this, the operator put down the Den Den Mushi without hesitation and quickly picked up the request for help written on the paper.